4 Ducats - Francis Joseph I

€33,651.00
IssuerAustrian Empire
Year1866
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value4 Ducats (18.66)
CurrencyAustro-Hungarian gulden (decimalized, 1857-1892)
CompositionGold (.986)
Weight13.9636 g
Dimensions39.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)Josef Tautenhayn
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#2273, Her#20, Fr#486a
Obverse descriptionFranz Joseph I facing right More beard than previous issues.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFRANC.IOS.I.D.G.AVSTRIAE IMPERATOR A
(Translation: Franz Joseph I, by the grace of God, Austrian Emperor)
Reverse descriptionDouble-headed Austro-Hungarian eagle with crown, orb, and scepter
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHVNG.BOH.LOMB ET VEN.GAL.LOD.ILL.REX.A.A. (DATE) 4
(Translation: King of Hungary, Bohemia, Lombardy and Venetia, Galicia and Lodomeria, Illyria, Archduke of Austria.)
EdgeReeded
MintA
Münze Österreich, Vienna, Austria(1194-date)
Mintage1866 A - - 8 463
Catalog ID6838781660
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